Darryn
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 21 babies a year in the US.
Darryn by the numbers
Darryn was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 1965, making it a 1960s name.
What we can tell you about Darryn
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darryn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Darryldear, beloved; from Darrell135 in the US (2017)
- Darrina form of Darren; great or dear64 in the US (2017)
- Daryn37 in the US (2017)
- Darcyfrom Arcy; a place name351 in England and Wales (2025)
- Darienwealthy; prosperous; a form of Darius174 in the US (2017)
- Darionwealthy man; a form of Darius76 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Darryn
Names that are said the same way as Darryn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Darryn
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